Electrostatic pressure transducer and a method thereof

A method for making a pressure transducer system, the method comprising:

• providing a housing with a chamber, at least a portion of the chamber is sealed at a reference pressure;
• providing a member with a stored electrical charge, the member connected to the housing and extending at least partially across the chamber;
• and
• providing a pair of electrodes that are at least partially in alignment with each other, with each of the pair of electrodes connected to the housing and spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member, wherein the member is movable with respect to the pair of electrodes or one of the pair of electrodes is movable with respect to the member in response to a monitored pressure.

A method for measuring pressure, the method comprising:

• exposing a member with a stored electrical charge or one of a pair of electrodes to a monitored pressure, the member is connected to a housing with a chamber, at least a portion of the chamber is sealed at a reference pressure, the member extends across at least a portion of the, each of a pair of electrodes is connected to the housing and is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member, the pair of electrodes are at least partially in alignment with each other;
• moving the member with respect to the pair of electrodes or one of the pair of electrodes with respect to the member in response to a monitored pressure member in response to the monitored pressure;
• and
• measuring the movement of the member or one of the pair of electrodes;
• and
• determining the monitored pressure based on the measured movement.